+ Follow PHILIPPINE POKER CHAMPION Tag
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[Title] => More lamentations by readers
[Summary] => A number of readers have been sending in their complaints and comments on the various issues that are being tackled in this column. The state of Philippine tourism is one of the more popular subjects. This one, from Rene Serrano, brings with it the view of our overseas workers. The following is his reaction:
[DatePublished] => 2006-03-13 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Rey Gamboa
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[Title] => Disturbing issues about medical tourism
[Summary] => Continuing our discussions about medical tourism, there are some issues and concerns that had cropped up even before this particular sector of tourism could take off and contribute to the local economy’s growth.
[DatePublished] => 2006-03-10 00:00:00
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[Title] => Playing catch-up in medical tourism
[Summary] => For decades some of our Asian neighbors and European countries have reaped whopping economic benefits from medical tourism. Although a bit late in the ballgame, the Philippine Medical Tourism Program (PMTP) was finally created through EO 372 and launched last year.
[DatePublished] => 2006-03-06 00:00:00
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[Title] => Real estate boom’s downside
[Summary] => First, the good news.
There has been so much activity in the real estate sector during the last couple of years, mostly fueled by investments of overseas Filipino workers in mid-end development and the influx of call centers now filling up previously vacant and idle spaces in major business districts.
Excess office space inventory is now lower, a happy change from the huge glut in capacity that developers faced right after the 1997 Asian crisis.
[DatePublished] => 2006-02-27 00:00:00
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[Title] => Some seemingly inconsequential matters
[Summary] => With Cora dela Paz assuming the chairmanship of Equitable PCI Bank, the burden of protecting the interests of the Social Security System’s 23 million members is being put to the test. While this issue continues to drag on, the daily routine of providing the best service to SSS card holders continues. One of our readers, Oscar Salazar, has come up with some comments. Here they are.
[DatePublished] => 2006-02-24 00:00:00
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[Title] => Is First Gen a good buy?
[Summary] => At the stock market these days, the buzz is about First Gen’s IPO and the agonizingly weak response of the market. In fact, Universal Robina Corp., the Gokongwei family’s food manufacturing company, which came up with an IPO at about the same time, is performing better.
First Gen Corp., formerly First Generation Holdings Corp., is the primary holding company of the Lopez group’s power generation and energy-related businesses. It owns four power plants accounting for about 11 percent of the country’s power generating capacity.
[DatePublished] => 2006-02-20 00:00:00
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[Title] => Everyone and everything has a price
[Summary] => The outstanding offer by Banco de Oro – currently ranked as sixth largest in the country – to merge with Equitable PCI Bank – which is presently the third largest in rank – and to become the surviving entity smacks of spunk and calculated wiliness.
EPCIB, even after declaring a good performance during the first three quarters of 2005, continues to be hobbled by the Jose Velarde controversy. At that time, more than six years ago, EPCIB was selling at P96.76 per share; it is now ‘undervalued’ at P63.
[DatePublished] => 2006-02-17 00:00:00
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[Title] => More on ofw power
[Summary] => Our recent column (Harnessing the OFW Power, 30 January 2006) quickly elicited quite a number of comments from readers, many of them accessing the electronic version of The Philippine Star item via the Internet from as far as the Americas, Europe, and the Middle East.
We’ve compiled some of the more interesting reactions for today’s column. They paint an interesting picture of how our overseas Filipino workers feel about their years working abroad. This first one is from Cianamen Palmero who is now employed in Dubai. Read on.
[DatePublished] => 2006-02-03 00:00:00
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PHILIPPINE POKER CHAMPION
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[Title] => More lamentations by readers
[Summary] => A number of readers have been sending in their complaints and comments on the various issues that are being tackled in this column. The state of Philippine tourism is one of the more popular subjects. This one, from Rene Serrano, brings with it the view of our overseas workers. The following is his reaction:
[DatePublished] => 2006-03-13 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133715
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1805279
[AuthorName] => Rey Gamboa
[SectionName] => Business
[SectionUrl] => business
[URL] =>
)
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[Title] => Disturbing issues about medical tourism
[Summary] => Continuing our discussions about medical tourism, there are some issues and concerns that had cropped up even before this particular sector of tourism could take off and contribute to the local economy’s growth.
[DatePublished] => 2006-03-10 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133715
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1805279
[AuthorName] => Rey Gamboa
[SectionName] => Business
[SectionUrl] => business
[URL] =>
)
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[ArticleID] => 324629
[Title] => Playing catch-up in medical tourism
[Summary] => For decades some of our Asian neighbors and European countries have reaped whopping economic benefits from medical tourism. Although a bit late in the ballgame, the Philippine Medical Tourism Program (PMTP) was finally created through EO 372 and launched last year.
[DatePublished] => 2006-03-06 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133715
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1805279
[AuthorName] => Rey Gamboa
[SectionName] => Business
[SectionUrl] => business
[URL] =>
)
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[ArticleID] => 323548
[Title] => Real estate boom’s downside
[Summary] => First, the good news.
There has been so much activity in the real estate sector during the last couple of years, mostly fueled by investments of overseas Filipino workers in mid-end development and the influx of call centers now filling up previously vacant and idle spaces in major business districts.
Excess office space inventory is now lower, a happy change from the huge glut in capacity that developers faced right after the 1997 Asian crisis.
[DatePublished] => 2006-02-27 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133715
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1805279
[AuthorName] => Rey Gamboa
[SectionName] => Business
[SectionUrl] => business
[URL] =>
)
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[ArticleID] => 323053
[Title] => Some seemingly inconsequential matters
[Summary] => With Cora dela Paz assuming the chairmanship of Equitable PCI Bank, the burden of protecting the interests of the Social Security System’s 23 million members is being put to the test. While this issue continues to drag on, the daily routine of providing the best service to SSS card holders continues. One of our readers, Oscar Salazar, has come up with some comments. Here they are.
[DatePublished] => 2006-02-24 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133715
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1805279
[AuthorName] => Rey Gamboa
[SectionName] => Business
[SectionUrl] => business
[URL] =>
)
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[Title] => Is First Gen a good buy?
[Summary] => At the stock market these days, the buzz is about First Gen’s IPO and the agonizingly weak response of the market. In fact, Universal Robina Corp., the Gokongwei family’s food manufacturing company, which came up with an IPO at about the same time, is performing better.
First Gen Corp., formerly First Generation Holdings Corp., is the primary holding company of the Lopez group’s power generation and energy-related businesses. It owns four power plants accounting for about 11 percent of the country’s power generating capacity.
[DatePublished] => 2006-02-20 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133715
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1805279
[AuthorName] => Rey Gamboa
[SectionName] => Business
[SectionUrl] => business
[URL] =>
)
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[ArticleID] => 322132
[Title] => Everyone and everything has a price
[Summary] => The outstanding offer by Banco de Oro – currently ranked as sixth largest in the country – to merge with Equitable PCI Bank – which is presently the third largest in rank – and to become the surviving entity smacks of spunk and calculated wiliness.
EPCIB, even after declaring a good performance during the first three quarters of 2005, continues to be hobbled by the Jose Velarde controversy. At that time, more than six years ago, EPCIB was selling at P96.76 per share; it is now ‘undervalued’ at P63.
[DatePublished] => 2006-02-17 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133715
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1805279
[AuthorName] => Rey Gamboa
[SectionName] => Business
[SectionUrl] => business
[URL] =>
)
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[ArticleID] => 319803
[Title] => More on ofw power
[Summary] => Our recent column (Harnessing the OFW Power, 30 January 2006) quickly elicited quite a number of comments from readers, many of them accessing the electronic version of The Philippine Star item via the Internet from as far as the Americas, Europe, and the Middle East.
We’ve compiled some of the more interesting reactions for today’s column. They paint an interesting picture of how our overseas Filipino workers feel about their years working abroad. This first one is from Cianamen Palmero who is now employed in Dubai. Read on.
[DatePublished] => 2006-02-03 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133715
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1805279
[AuthorName] => Rey Gamboa
[SectionName] => Business
[SectionUrl] => business
[URL] =>
)
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